Sanford, founded in 1857, serves the writing instrument and art supply industries. The company maintains locations in Canada, Germany, Mexico and the United States. It offers products under the Sharpie, Colorific, Papermate, Waterman, Parker and Prismacolor brands. Sanford also manages the DYMO brand, which provides embossers, manual label makers, industrial portables and desktop products. The company s Prismacolor brand offers pastels and art pencils. Its EXPO brand provides dry erase products for classroom and office clients. The company offers office and food service scales under the Pelouze brand. Sanford is a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid, which provides hardware, tools and commercial products.